Written Question · S3W-23803 · Session 3
How many rented properties it estimates are not registered under the National Registration Scheme for Private Landlords and what action is …
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many rented properties it estimates are not registered under the National Registration Scheme for Private Landlords and what action is being taken to address this issue.
The answer
We have no firm data on the number of private rented properties that are not registered.
However, based on statistics from the Scottish Household Survey, we estimate that approximately 85% of private rented sector properties are covered by applications for registration.
There are about 233,000 households in the private rented sector. Taking the number of properties included in landlord applications “ 198,476 as of April 2009 “ as a proxy for households gives an estimated coverage of 85% of private rented sector households.
However, these figures are an estimate only. We do not know how many of the 233,000 private rented households would require registration. Some are likely to be exempt because they do not fall within the scope of the legislation, for example, because the let is to family members or because the landlord is resident in the let property. Some households in the sector may also share a property (for example, tenants who live in an HMO). In other words, we cannot directly compare households with the number of properties requiring registration.
Local authorities have a range of powers available to them to enforce registration including taking action to identify unregistered landlords and to ensure compliance with the registration requirement.
However, based on statistics from the Scottish Household Survey, we estimate that approximately 85% of private rented sector properties are covered by applications for registration.
There are about 233,000 households in the private rented sector. Taking the number of properties included in landlord applications “ 198,476 as of April 2009 “ as a proxy for households gives an estimated coverage of 85% of private rented sector households.
However, these figures are an estimate only. We do not know how many of the 233,000 private rented households would require registration. Some are likely to be exempt because they do not fall within the scope of the legislation, for example, because the let is to family members or because the landlord is resident in the let property. Some households in the sector may also share a property (for example, tenants who live in an HMO). In other words, we cannot directly compare households with the number of properties requiring registration.
Local authorities have a range of powers available to them to enforce registration including taking action to identify unregistered landlords and to ensure compliance with the registration requirement.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-23803 by reference.